JPH08188313A - Printed matter conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable any printed matter to be conveyed without being damaged as well as to attempt simplification and cost reduction of a mounting in a rotary press. CONSTITUTION: A printed matter conveyer is provided with a guide body 1 arranged in a position below a folding machine 3 for cutting and folding printed paper sheets running out of a rotaq press, and guiding the already folded printed matter A discharged from the folding machine 3 in a preset direction, and also provided with a releasing/blocking mechanism 14 for making opening/ closing operation respectively of grippers 12 in its preset position as well as to have openable/closable grippers 12 for grasping each part of the printed matter A guided by the guide body 1, and is also composed of a carrier 2 for carrying the printed matter A to a preset place.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention receives printed matter such as newspapers and magazines continuously discharged from a folding machine of a rotary press, and conveys the printed matter to a shipping processing site equipped with a counter stacker or the like. Regarding the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a rotary press such as a newspaper printing machine, a paper discharge device including a delivery fan and a delivery conveyor is disposed below a folding machine attached to the rotary press, and the paper is cut by the folding machine. The folded printed matter such as newspapers is discharged from the delivery fan onto the delivery conveyor in a state where the folded portions are stacked in a tile shape.
Further, the printed matter discharged onto the delivery conveyor is sent to a loading portion of a carrier (for example, a center grip type carrier), and the center of the folding portion is partially gripped by the gripper of the carrier, and the counter stacker or the like is held. It is transported to the prepared dispatch processing site.

FIG. 11 shows a conventional paper discharge device (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-1 / 1988).
No. 06266), 33 is a delivery fan, 34 is a guide body, 35 is a stopper, 36 is a delivery conveyor, 37 is a conveyor, 38 is a gripper of the delivery conveyor 36, and 39 is a gripper 38. A closing mechanism, 40 is an opening mechanism of the gripper 38, and A is a printed matter.

The printed material A, such as newspapers, which has been cut and folded by a folding machine (not shown) of the printing machine, is discharged with its folded portion downward and is held by the holding portion 33a of the rotating delivery fan 33. One copy is inserted inside. By the rotation of the delivery fan 33, the printed material A in the holding portion 33a
When the front end (folding portion) of the sheet comes into contact with the stopper 35, the printed material A stops moving forward and is discharged from the holding portion 33a onto the delivery conveyor 36. The rear end of the discharged printed material A has a delivery conveyor 36 that travels in the direction of the arrow.
The gripper claw 38 is inserted into the gripper claw 38 and is actuated by the closing mechanism 39 of the gripper claw 38 at a predetermined timing to be gripped by the gripper claw 38. The printed matter A grasped by the holding claws 38 is stacked in a tile shape with its folded portion facing forward and is carried out by the delivery conveyor 36.
Further, on the downstream side of the delivery conveyor 36, the holding mechanism 38 is opened by the opening mechanism 40,
The printed material A is taken over by the conveyor 37 and is conveyed to a predetermined place. In this paper discharge device, the gripping claw 38 partially grips the printed matter A and forcibly discharges the printed matter A, so that there is almost no variation in the interval between the printed matter A stacked in a tile shape. The printed matter A can be carried out in a relatively orderly posture.

FIG. 12 shows an example of a conventional loading device (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-167349) arranged at the loading portion of the carrier, where 41 is a carrier, 42 is a guide rail,
43 is a link chain, 44 is a gripper, 44a is a fixed claw of the gripper 44, 44b is a movable claw of the gripper 44, 4
4c is a support shaft of the movable claw 44b, 45 is a stopper, 46 is a first belt conveyor, 47 is a second belt conveyor, 48 is an accelerating member, 49 is a conveying roller, 50 is an operating lever, 51 is a cam plate, A is a printed matter.

[0006] Thus, the printed matter A conveyed in the state of being piled up in the shape of a tile by the first belt conveyor 46 is the first
It is delivered to the second belt conveyor 47 which is being driven at a speed higher than that of the belt conveyor 46. Second belt conveyor 4
The upper surface of the printed material A delivered to the sheet 7 is scraped forward by the accelerating member 48 which rotates at the same peripheral speed, and the printed material A is forwarded by the carrying roller 49 which rotates at the same peripheral speed as the second belt conveyor 47. Extruded into
The tip portion (folding portion) hits the stopper 45 of the gripper 44. On the other hand, the gripper 44 on the carrier 41 side is
The actuating lever 50 is released by coming into contact with the pre-squeeze cam plate 51, and the actuating lever 50 is released from the cam plate 51 at the timing when the folded portion of the printed material A hits the stopper 45. As a result, the movable claw 44b is moved to the fixed claw 4 by the elastic force of the spring (not shown).
4a, so that the folded portion of the printed material A has both nails 44a, 44a.
It is gripped between b. As a result, the printed matter A is gripped by the partial gripper 44 and conveyed to the shipping processing site. This loading device accelerates the printed material A sent by the first belt conveyor 46 by the second belt conveyor 47 to extend the stacking interval to about twice the interval, and at the same time, moves the carrier 41 at a moving speed of the printed material A. Since the curved portion is generated in the printed material A at a speed slightly slower than the moving speed and the variation in the stacking interval of the printing portion fed in is absorbed by the curved portion, the gripper 44 is less likely to be gripped by mistake. be able to.

[0007]

By the way, in a conventional rotary press such as newspaper printing, printed matter A continuously discharged from a folding machine of a rotary press is used as a carrier by using a discharge device or a loading device. I am sending it to the gripper. As a result, it is necessary to dispose a paper discharging device and a loading device having a relatively complicated structure between the folding machine and the carrier, which complicates the equipment and causes a rise in the equipment cost, and it is troublesome to manage the operation. There is a problem that it costs. Further, when the printed material A is conveyed from the folding machine to the carrier, the rear end of the printed material A is gripped by the gripper 38 of the delivery conveyor 36, and the printed material A is held.
Is forced out forward, or the upper surface side of the printed material A is scraped up in the traveling direction by the accelerating member 48 of the loading device or the transporting roller 49 to accelerate the printed material A. There is also a problem that the printed material A is likely to be damaged during the transportation to the carrier.

The present invention was created in order to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to simplify the equipment and reduce the equipment cost in a rotary press, and to prevent the printed matter from being damaged. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printed matter conveying device that can convey a printed matter.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the printed material conveying apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is arranged below a folding machine of a rotary press and discharged from the folding machine. A guide body for guiding the folded printed matter in a predetermined direction, and an openable / closable gripper for partially gripping the printed matter guided by the guide body at a constant pitch, and an opening for opening / closing each of the grippers at a predetermined position. A carrier that has a mechanism and a closing mechanism and that conveys a printed matter to a predetermined place.

Further, the printed material conveying apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention is arranged below the folding machine of the rotary press, receives the folded printed matter discharged from the folding machine, and sandwiches the folded printed matter. A guide roller and a guide belt for guiding the guide in a predetermined direction, and an openable and closable gripper for gripping a part of the printed matter guided by the guide roller and the guide belt at a constant pitch and opening and closing the gripper at a predetermined position, respectively. The carrier is provided with an opening mechanism and a closing mechanism to be operated and conveys a printed matter to a predetermined place.

Further, the printed material conveying apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention is arranged below the folding machine of the rotary press, and receives the folded printed matter partially discharged from the folding machine. A delivery fan that moves downward and a gripper that can be opened and closed for partially gripping the printed matter transferred downward by the delivery fan are provided at a fixed pitch, and an opening mechanism and a closing mechanism that open and close the gripper at predetermined positions respectively. And a carrier that conveys the printed matter to a predetermined place.

[0012]

The printed matter cut and folded into a predetermined size and shape by the folding machine of the rotary press is continuously discharged downward in a substantially vertical posture with the folding mouth facing downward. The printed matter discharged from the folding machine is guided by the guide body, the guide roller and the guide belt, or the delivery fan, and is sent to the gripper of the carrier which is running with the folding portion open. When the printed material is sent to the gripper, the gripper is closed by the closing mechanism, and the folded portion of the printed material is gripped by the gripper.
The printed matter gripped by the gripper is conveyed to a shipping processing site equipped with a counter stacker and the like while being partially held by the gripper that travels and moves at a predetermined speed.

This printed matter conveying device guides the printed matter continuously discharged from the folding machine of the rotary press in a predetermined direction by a guide body, a guide roller and a guide belt, or a delivery fan, and guides the guided printed matter as a carrier. Since it is received by the gripper and conveyed to a predetermined place, a paper discharging device and a loading device having a relatively complicated structure are arranged between the folding machine and the carrier like the conventional rotary press. There is no need. As a result, the use of this printed material conveying device simplifies the equipment in the rotary press and reduces the equipment cost, and the operation management is troublesome. Further, since this printed matter conveying device guides the printed matter continuously discharged from the folding machine by the guide body, the guide roller and the guide belt, or the delivery fan, and feeds it to the carrier, the conventional rotary press is used. As described above, the printed matter is less likely to be damaged as compared with the case where the paper discharge device or the loading device is used, and the printed matter can be conveyed to a predetermined place without damaging the printed matter.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a part of a printed material conveying apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and the printed material conveying apparatus is a guide disposed below a folding machine 3 of a rotary press (not shown). It is composed of a body 1 and a carrier 2 arranged between a lower position of the guide body 1 and a shipping processing site (not shown) provided with a counter stacker and the like.

The folding machine 3 of the rotary press has the same structure as a conventionally known one, and includes a drag roller 4, a triangular plate 5, a nipping roller 6, a folding cylinder 7, a saw cylinder 8 and a folding roller 9. Become. Then, in the folding machine 3, the printing paper sent from the rotary press is pulled by the drag roller 4, folded vertically in half by the triangular plate 5, and then pulled by the nipping roller 6 to be folded. It is fed between the barrel 7 and the saw barrel 8. The printing paper fed between the folding cylinder 7 and the saw cylinder 8 is cut into a certain length (length of one page of newspaper) by the saw cylinder 8 and the folding cylinder 7
Then, the printed matter A is folded in half from the center and becomes a printed matter A having a predetermined size. Thereafter, the printed material A is drawn into the folding roller 9 from the folding portion, is completely folded by the folding roller 9, and is discharged downward in a substantially vertical posture with the folding portion facing down.

As shown in FIG. 2, the guide body 1 is disposed directly below the folding roller 9 of the folding machine 3 in a substantially vertical posture, and the printed material A continuously discharged from the folding roller 9 is moved downward. To guide the folded portion of the printed material A to the open gripper 12 of the carrier 2 described later. In this embodiment, the guide body 1 has a length of 30
cm plate is used.

The carrier 2 receives the printed material A guided by the guide body 1 and conveys the printed material A to a shipping processing site equipped with a counter stacker or the like, and includes a guide rail 10 and an endless chain 11. A large number of grippers 12, an opening mechanism 13 for the grippers 12, and a gripper 12
The closing mechanism 14 and the like. In this embodiment, the carrier 2 is disclosed in JP-A-5-97302 and JP-A-5-302.
The center grip type carrier disclosed in, for example, No. 97303 is used.

The guide rail 10 is installed in a ring shape between the lower position of the guide body 1 and the shipping processing site, and has a straight line portion, a curved portion, and an arc-shaped curved portion. or,
The guide rail 10 has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and is arranged so that its arcuate curved portion is located below the guide body 1.

The chain 11 has a number of links 11 '.
Are connected to each other by a connecting shaft 16 and are movably arranged in the guide rail 10.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each link 11 ′ is a bifurcated coupling receiving piece 11 a having a shaft insertion hole formed at one end.
Is fitted to the link main body 11 ″ each provided with a connecting projection 11 b having a shaft insertion hole at the other end and the shaft insertion hole of the connection projection 11 b, and the inner ring is rotated and rotated in any direction. A bearing 15 that is freely held, a connecting shaft 16 that is inserted into a shaft insertion hole of the connecting receiving piece 11a and can be fitted into a bearing 15 of another link 11 ', and is rotatably supported by both ends of the connecting shaft 16. And the traveling roller 1 traveling in the guide rail 10.
7 and a guide roller 18 and the like which are horizontally rotatably arranged in a recess formed at a position below the coupling receiving piece 11a. Further, each link 11 'is, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
The connecting projection 11b of the other link 11 'is fitted between the bifurcated connecting receiving pieces 11a, and the connecting shaft 16 is inserted into the shaft insertion hole of the connecting receiving piece 11a and the inner ring of the bearing 15 to freely swing. Connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 2, the chain 11 is movably arranged in the guide rail 10 via the traveling roller 17 and the guide roller 18, and includes a drive sprocket, a driven sprocket, a motor, etc. Is driven in the direction of the arrow at a predetermined speed by a drive device (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, each of the grippers 12 has a rectangular horizontal portion 19a, a plate-shaped fixed jaw portion 19b and a horizontal portion 19a which are connected to one end of the horizontal portion 19a.
Fixed body 19 provided with support pieces 19c continuously provided on both sides of the
And a support portion 21a swingably supported by the horizontal portion 19a via a support shaft 20 and a plate-like movable jaw portion 21b continuously provided to the support portion 21a and abuttable to the fixed jaw portion 19b. Movable body 21 and retaining pin 2 projecting from supporting portion 21a
1c, the support piece 19c and the retaining pin 21c, the movable body 21 is closed (movable jaw 21b is in contact with the fixed jaw 19b) and open (movable jaw 21).
(b is separated from the fixed jaw portion 19b), the coil spring 22 is biased and held, and the actuating roller 23 rotatably supported on the tip of the retaining pin 21c. Further, each gripper 12 has its fixed body 19
The upper surface of the horizontal portion 19a of the
The link 1 is brought into contact with the bottom surface, the positioning pin 19d on the side of the fixed body 19 is fitted into a positioning hole (not shown) of the link body 11 ″, and the bolt 24 is tightened.
It is attached below 1 '. In this embodiment, the grippers 12 are attached to the chain 11 at a pitch of about 76 mm.

Then, in the gripper 12, when the actuating roller 23 is moved upward (upward in FIG. 6) by an external force, the movable body 21 is moved in the direction of contacting the fixed body 19, and the coil spring 22 is moved. When the center line of the movable shaft 21 is located above the axis of the support shaft 20, the elastic force of the coil spring 22 holds the movable flange portion 21b of the movable body 21 in contact with the fixed flange portion 19b of the fixed body 19. It Further, when the actuating roller 23 is moved downward (downward in FIG. 6) by an external force, the movable body 21 is moved in the direction away from the fixed body 19, and the center line of the coil spring 22 is located closer to the axis of the support shaft 20. At the lower position, the elastic force of the coil spring 22 holds the movable flange portion 21b of the movable body 21 in a state of being separated from the fixed flange portion 19b of the fixed body 19. That is, the gripper 12 is held in an open state or a closed state by a so-called toggle mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 8, the opening mechanism 13 is provided on the guide rail 10 and opens the gripper 12 in the closed state at a predetermined position. That is, the opening mechanism 13 is arranged at an appropriate position on the guide rail 10 so that the gripper 12 can be opened before the gripper 12 reaches the position below the guide body 1.
It is composed of an opening cam plate 25, which is supported by 0 so as to be movable and adjustable in a direction orthogonal to this, and presses the operation roller 23 of the gripper 12 in the closed state.

In the opening mechanism 13, the opening cam plate 25 is moved and adjusted so that the cam surface 25a of the opening mechanism 13 comes into contact with the operating roller 23 of the gripper 12 running in the closed state. The operating roller 23 is pushed in. The center line of the coil spring 22 is the support shaft 20.
When the operation roller 23 is pushed to a position beyond the axis of the gripper 12, the gripper 12 is held in the open state, and in this state, the gripper 12 travels to the arc-shaped curved portion of the guide rail 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the closing mechanism 14 is provided on the guide rail 10 and closes the gripper 12 in the opened state at a predetermined position. That is, the closing mechanism 14 is arranged on the arc-shaped curved portion of the guide rail 10 (a position below the guide body 1) so that the gripper 12 in the opened state can receive the printed material A discharged from the guide body 1 and hold it. The operating roller 23 of the gripper 12 which is provided and is swingably supported by the guide rail 10 and is in an open state.
Closing cam plate 27 for pressing and closing cam plate 27
And a fluid pressure cylinder 28 for oscillating.

In the closing mechanism 14, when the closing cam plate 27 is oscillated to bring the cam surface 27a into contact with the operating roller 23 of the gripper 12 running in the open state, the cam surface 27a. The actuating roller 23 is pushed in by this. The center line of the coil spring 22 is the support shaft 20.
When the actuating roller 23 is pushed to a position beyond the axis of the gripper 12, the gripper 12 is held in the closed state and travels along the guide rail 10 in this state.

Regarding the positional relationship between the guide body 1 and the carrier 2, the traveling speed and the closed position of the gripper 12 of the carrier 2, etc., each gripper 12 traveling in the open state is guided by the guide body 1.
Is selected so that one copy of the printed matter A continuously guided can be sequentially received and gripped.

Next, the operation of the printed material conveying device will be described. The printed material A, which has been cut and folded into a predetermined size and shape by the folding machine 3 of the rotary press, is continuously discharged downward from the folding rollers 9 with its folding portion facing downward. The printed material A discharged downward from the folding roller 9 is guided downward by the guide body 1 in a substantially vertical posture, and the gripper 12 is running with its folded portion open.
It is fed between the fixed jaw portion 19b of the fixed body 19 and the movable jaw portion 21b of the movable body 21. When the folded portion of the printed material A is inserted between the fixed jaw portion 19b and the movable jaw portion 21b of the gripper 12, the actuating roller 23 of the gripper 12 is pressed by the closing cam plate 27 of the closing mechanism 14. As a result, the movable body 21 moves to the fixed body 19 side, the movable jaw portion 21b abuts on the fixed jaw portion 19b, and the coil spring 2
By the elastic force of 2, the movable jaw portion 21b is pressed toward the fixed jaw portion 19b with a predetermined pressure, so that the folded portion of the printed material A is gripped. Printed material A gripped by the gripper 12
Is carried to a shipping processing site equipped with a counter stacker and the like while being partially held by the gripper 12 that travels at a predetermined speed.

This printed matter conveying apparatus is provided with a folding machine 3 of a rotary press.
The guide body 1 guides the printed matter A discharged from the guide body 1, and the carrier 2 receives the printed matter A guided by the guide body 1 and conveys the printed matter A. As a result, by using this printed matter conveying device, it is not necessary to dispose a paper discharging device or a loading device having a relatively complicated structure between the folding machine 3 and the carrier 2 unlike the conventional rotary press, and It is possible to simplify the equipment at the turning point and reduce the equipment cost, and it cannot be said that operation management is troublesome. In addition, since the printed material conveying device guides the printed material A discharged from the folding machine 3 by the guide body 1 and sends it to the carrier 2, the printed material is damaged like the conventional paper discharging device and loading device. The printed matter A can be sent to the carrier 2 without damaging it. As a result, the printed matter A can be transported to the shipping processing site without being damaged. Further, the gripper 12 of the carrier 2 has a structure in which the movable body 21 is brought into contact with or separated from the fixed body 19 by a so-called toggle mechanism.
The structure of 2 itself can be simplified, and the gripping force required can be easily obtained by appropriately selecting the coil spring 22, and the printed material A can be reliably gripped. However, due to the characteristics of the toggle mechanism, the operating speed of the movable body 21 is increased, the time required for gripping or releasing the printed material A is shortened, and the carrying capacity is significantly improved.

FIG. 9 is a front view of an essential part of a printed material conveying device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
A guide roller 29 and a guide belt 30 for receiving the folded printed matter A discharged from the folding machine 3 and guiding the folded printed matter A in a predetermined direction, and a guide roller 29.
And a carrier having an openable / closable gripper 12 for holding a portion of the printed material A guided by the guide belt 30 at a constant pitch, and an opening mechanism 13 and a closing mechanism 14 for opening / closing the gripper 12 at predetermined positions. 2 and.

The guide roller 29 is rotatably arranged below the folding roller 9 of the folding machine 3.
A drive motor (not shown) rotates at a predetermined speed in the direction of the arrow.

The guide belt 30 comprises a plurality of rollers 31 arranged below the folding rollers 9 of the folding machine 3.
It is wound around (driving roller and driven roller), and the outer peripheral surface on the upper surface side is in contact with the outer peripheral surface on the lower surface side of the guide roller 29. Further, the guide belt 30 is rotated by a drive motor (not shown) in the arrow direction at the same speed as the peripheral speed of the guide roller 29.

The carrier 2 sequentially receives one copy of the printed matter A guided by the guide roller 29 and the guide belt 30 and conveys the printed matter A to a shipping processing site equipped with a counter stacker or the like. It is arranged between the terminal end of the device and a shipping processing site (not shown) including a counter stacker and the like. As the carrier 2, a carrier having the same structure as that of the first embodiment is used, and the same members as those of the first embodiment have the same reference numerals.

The folding roller 9 and the guide roller 29
And the positional relationship with the guide belt 30, the guide roller 29
And the positional relationship between the guide belt 30 and the carrier 2, the rotation speed of the guide roller 29, the speed of the guide belt 30, the traveling speed of the gripper 12 of the carrier 2, the closing position, and the like,
Printed material A continuously discharged from the folding roller 9
Can be guided between the guide roller 29 and the guide belt 30 and guided in the horizontal direction with the guide roller 29 and the guide belt 30 sandwiched between the guide roller 29 and the guide belt 30. Also, it is selected so that the printed matter A carried out from the guide belt 30 can be sequentially received for one copy and gripped.

In the printed material conveying device, the printed material A, which is continuously discharged downward from the folding roller 9 in a substantially vertical posture, is guided by the guide roller 29 from the folding portion.
And is guided between the guide belt 30 and the guide belt 30 in the horizontal direction while being sandwiched by the guide roller 29 and the guide belt 30. Guide roller 29 and guide belt 3
The printed material A guided in the horizontal direction by 0 is fed between the fixed jaw portion 19b of the fixed body 19 of the gripper 12 and the movable jaw portion 21b of the movable body 21 which are running with the folded portion open. When the folded portion of the printed material A is inserted between the fixed jaw portion 19b and the movable jaw portion 21b of the gripper 12, the actuating roller 23 of the gripper 12 is pressed by the closing cam plate 27 of the closing mechanism 14. As a result, the gripper 12 is closed, and the folded portion of the printed material A is gripped by the gripper 12. The printed material A gripped by the gripper 12 is conveyed to a shipping processing site equipped with a counter stacker and the like while being partially held by the gripper 12 that travels and moves at a predetermined speed.

This printed matter conveying apparatus can achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment. However, since the printed material A is forcibly sent to the gripper 12 of the carrier 2 in a sandwiched state by the guide roller 29 and the guide belt 30, the printed material A can be reliably and accurately sent to the gripper 12. There are no grip mistakes on the carrier 2 side.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a main portion of a printed material conveying apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The printed material conveying apparatus partially receives the folded printed material A discharged from the folder 3. A delivery fan 32 for moving the gripper 12 downward and an openable and closable gripper 12 for partially gripping the printed matter A transferred downward by the delivery fan 32 are provided at a fixed pitch, and the gripper 12 is opened and closed at predetermined positions, respectively. The carrier 2 is provided with an opening mechanism 13 and a closing mechanism 14 that are operated.

The delivery fan 32 has the same structure as the conventionally known delivery fan 32 attached to the rotary press, and is rotatably arranged below the folding roller 9 of the folding machine 3 and driven. A rotation motor (not shown) rotates at a predetermined speed in the direction of the arrow.

The carrier 2 includes a delivery fan 32.
To receive the printed matter A discharged from the printer and convey it to a shipping processing site equipped with a counter stacker or the like.
It is arranged between the lower position of the delivery fan 32 and a shipping processing site (not shown) equipped with a counter stacker and the like. The carrier 2 has the same structure as that of the first embodiment except that the mounting pitch of the gripper 12 is changed, and the same members as those of the first embodiment have the same reference numerals. Attached.

The positional relationship between the folding roller 9 and the delivery fan 32, the delivery fan 32 and the carrier 2
The positional relationship with the delivery fan 32, the rotation speed of the delivery fan 32, the number of blades 32a of the delivery fan 32, the traveling speed of the gripper 12 of the carrier 2, the closed position, etc., deliver the printed matter A continuously discharged from the folding roller 9. The blades 32a of the fan 32 can receive it and transfer it downward, and each gripper 12 running in the open state can sequentially receive one copy of the printed material A transferred downward and hold it. It is selected to be possible.

In the printed material conveying device, the printed material A which is continuously discharged downward from the folding roller 9 in a substantially vertical posture is between the blades 32a of the delivery fan 32 which is rotating from the folding portion. It is inserted and held for one copy.
The printed material A inserted and held between the blades 32a of the delivery fan 32 is transferred to a lower position by the rotation of the delivery fan 32, and the folded portion of the printed material A abuts the stopper 26 and the fixed body of the gripper 12 running in an open state. It is fed between the fixed jaw portion 19b of 19 and the movable jaw portion 21b of the movable body 21. When the folded portion of the printed material A is inserted between the fixed jaw portion 19b and the movable jaw portion 21b of the gripper 12, the actuating roller 23 of the gripper 12 is pressed by the closing cam plate 27 of the closing mechanism 14. As a result, the gripper 12 is closed, and the folded portion of the printed material A is gripped by the gripper 12. The printed material A gripped by the gripper 12 is conveyed to a shipping processing site equipped with a counter stacker and the like while being partially held by the gripper 12 that travels and moves at a predetermined speed.

This printed matter conveying apparatus can achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment. However, since the printed matter A is received by the delivery fan 32 and forcedly sent to the gripper 12 of the carrier 2, the printed matter A can be surely and accurately sent to the gripper 12, and the carrier 2 is provided. There are no grip mistakes.

[0043]

As described above, the printed material conveying apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention guides the printed material continuously discharged from the folding machine 3 of the rotary press downward, and is guided by the guide body. It is composed of a carrier provided with a large number of grippers for receiving one copy of the printed matter and conveying it to a predetermined position, so that it is relatively complicated between the folding machine and the carrier like a conventional rotary press. It is not necessary to dispose a paper discharging device or a loading device having a structure. As a result, the use of this printed material conveying device simplifies the equipment in the rotary press and reduces the equipment cost, and the operation management is troublesome. Further, in this printed matter conveying device, a guide body is disposed below the folding machine, and the printed matter continuously discharged from the folding machine is guided by the guide body and fed into the carrier. There is no need to grip the printed matter with the gripper like a delivery conveyor, or to scrape the upper surface of the printed matter in the direction of travel with an acceleration member or a transport roller like a loading device without damaging the printed matter. Can be sent to a carrier. As a result, the printed matter can be transported to a predetermined place without being damaged. Furthermore, in the device of the second and third aspects, the following effects can be obtained in addition to the above effects. That is, in the apparatus of claims 2 and 3,
Since the printed matter is received by the guide roller, the guide belt and the delivery fan and forcedly sent to the gripper of the carrier, the printed matter can be reliably and accurately sent to the gripper of the carrier, and the grip on the carrier side There are no mistakes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a folding machine of a rotary press equipped with a printed material conveying device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the main part of the printed material carrying device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a gripper of a carrier.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a gripper is attached to a link of the chain.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a gripper is attached to a link of the chain.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of a main part of a carrier.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway plan view of a main part of the carrier.

FIG. 8 is a front view of an opening mechanism provided on the carrier.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a main part of a printed material conveying device according to a second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a main part of a printed material conveying device according to a third embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a conventional paper discharge device.

FIG. 12 is a schematic explanatory view of a conventional loading device.

[Explanation of symbols]

A is a printed matter, 1 is a guide body, 2 is a carrier, 3 is a folder, 12 is a gripper, 13 is an opening mechanism, 14 is a closing mechanism, 29 is a guide roller, 30 is a guide belt, and 32 is a delivery fan.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A folded printed matter discharged from the folding machine (3), which is disposed below a folding machine (3) that cuts and folds printed running paper from a rotary press into a certain length. A guide body (1) for guiding (A) in a predetermined direction and an openable / closable gripper (12) for partially gripping the printed matter (A) guided by the guide body (1) are provided at a constant pitch. The gripper (12) is provided with an opening mechanism (13) and a closing mechanism (14) for opening and closing the gripper (12) at predetermined positions, respectively, and is composed of a carrier (2) for conveying the printed matter (A) to a predetermined place. Printed material conveying device. 2. A folded printed matter discharged from the folding machine (3), which is disposed below the folding machine (3) for cutting the printed running paper from the rotary press into a certain length and folding the running paper. A guide roller (29) and a guide belt (3) that receive (A) and guide it in a predetermined direction while sandwiching it.
0), the guide roller (29) and the guide belt (3
0) has openable and closable grippers (12) for partially gripping the printed matter (A) guided by (0), and an opening mechanism (13) and a closing mechanism for respectively opening and closing the grippers (12) at predetermined positions. A printed matter carrying device comprising a mechanism (14) and a carrier (2) for carrying a printed matter (A) to a predetermined place. 3. A folded printed matter, which is disposed below the folding machine (3) for cutting and folding the printed running paper from the rotary press into a certain length, and discharged from the folding machine (3). A delivery fan (32) for receiving (A) a part and transferring it downward, and an openable / closable gripper (12) for partially gripping the printed material (A) transferred downward by the delivery fan (32). A carrier (2) having a fixed pitch and provided with an opening mechanism (13) and a closing mechanism (14) for opening and closing the gripper (12) at predetermined positions, respectively, and for transporting the printed matter (A) to a predetermined place. A printed matter conveying device characterized by being configured from.